Donwa Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Donwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Donwa (17) may also be a first name.
Donwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Donwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Donwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Donwa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The surname Donwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Edo, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donway | 91 | 29 | / |
| Donwat | 91 | 5 | / |
| Donwad | 91 | 5 | / |
| Doonwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Donwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Donwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doonwah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Doenwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doonwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Domwa | 80 | 1,463 | / |
| Danwa | 80 | 476 | / |
| Donua | 80 | 46 | / |
| Donwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Donba | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dunwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Donva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donwaith | 77 | 0 | / |
| Donbay | 73 | 234 | / |
| Donhwe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Dhanwa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Donbai | 73 | 92 | / |
| Danway | 73 | 47 | / |
| Dunway | 73 | 43 | / |
| Donwou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Dounba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Danwah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Doumwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Danwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Danwat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Donnua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Danwua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dunwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dannwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dounwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Donwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Domwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doonba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doonva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dottenway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dotnwuast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doussinwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhanwai | 67 | 124 | / |
| Donnuea | 67 | 22 | / |
| Donveau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhanway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dounbay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dunwhea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dunnway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhunwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dounwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dounwie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dahnway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhenhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhonvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donuahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dounnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duonwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donbeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Donwich | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis